Parasite of the Day

Today, we are featuring the insect-killing fungus  Metarhizium anisopliae . I have previously written about a related species that speciali...

On this blog, we have covered many stories of either parasite cleverly evading the host's defences or the host valiantly fighting back a...

The locust in the photo is covered in a fine layer of green mold - that is because it was killed by the parasite we're featuring today, ...

Camptopteroides verrucosa is a species of fairyfly (family Mymaridae) - which is to say that it's not a fly at all, but rather a tiny l...

Parasites have to find their hosts and if you're a parasite of gastropods like snails and slugs, that means being attracted to slug slim...

Talk about manipulative little buggers - Wolbachia pipientis are alpha proteobacteria that infect a very wide variety of insects and other ...

If you liked the movie Alien, then you might be a fan of parasitic wasps, such as Peristenus digoneutis . These insects, sometimes incredib...